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Araeodactylus costatus

Gastropoda - Aporrhaidae

Taxonomy
Helicaulax costata was named by Gabb (1869).

It was recombined as Araeodactylus costatus by Stewart (1927).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Helicaulax costata Gabb p. 167 figs. PI. 28, Fig. 48
1927Araeodactylus costatus Stewart p. 366 figs. Plate XXV, fig. 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyStromboidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyAporrhaidaeGray 1850
genusAraeodactylusHarris and Burrows 1891
speciescostatus()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-05-20 05:55:58
Modified: 2009-10-09 22:54:17
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available